The Organization has 54 field offices around the world. Its headquarters are located in Paris, France.

Its mission is to contribute to the building of peace, the eradication of poverty, sustainable development and intercultural dialogue through education, the sciences, culture, communication and information.

The Organization focuses, in particular, on two global priorities, Africa and Gender equality, and supports the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted at the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly, through all its programmes.

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Meetings and Events

Photographs related to the history of Buddhist monks in Lao PDR, important National Archives documents and historic film collections were among the items presented at a recent workshop aimed at preserving the country’s documentary heritage through UNESCO’s...

What: UNESCO Science and Open Data Hackathon at FOSSASIA Summit When: 24-25 March Where: Lifelong Learning Institute, Singapore Free and open-source technology and software open up a world of opportunity to develop the innovative solutions we need to some...

Nature-based solutions can play an important role in improving the supply and quality of water and reducing the impact of natural disasters, according to the 2018 edition of the United Nations World Water Development Report. The study argues that...

When: 12-15 March, 2018 Where: Novotel Bangkok Sukhumvit 20 As the importance of large-scale assessment data on learning is increasingly recognised across the region and globally, the question of the quality and accuracy of these data comes to the fore. To...

ADB and UNESCO have just published the Symposium Report to share the knowledge and insights from SARSIE with interested parties from across the Asia-Pacific region and globally! Click here to download the SARSIE Programme Booklet for more information on...

Joint-Message from Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO, and Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Executive Director of UN Women, on the occasion of the International Day for Women and Girls in Science 11 February 2018 Our future will be marked by scientific and...

This MOST School on Rural Transformation is a partnership between the Thailand MOST National Liaison Committee, Chulalongkorn University and UNESCO, from 26 to 28 January 2018 in Bangkok, Thailand. This workshop will tackle a critical question for South...

When: 23-25 January Where: Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok Global agricultural systems are expanding rapidly in response to the increasing demands of dynamic regions such as Asia-Pacific. The impact of that expansion on this planet and its people could...

The UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development (MGIEP) is calling for unique proposals to be featured at its international ed-tech conference, titled ‘Transforming Education Conference for Humanity (TECH), to be held...

Youth representatives, CSOs and government officials will meet in Vientiane from 11-15 December to review a draft of the country’s first national youth policy. Youth participants will also be trained on how to collect qualitative data on youth concerns and...